Flying Car my bum!

[BrendAn]

16 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

Well said.

if your talking about my blank post, its probably the smartest thing i have said for a while.

i was trying to post a link to a story about another flying car but it wouldn't work .

[facthunter]

I thought you were overcome with a bout of shyness.  Nev

[red750]

I saw on Sunrise that the Xpeng was on display at an EV car show in Sydney. The rep said they have already sold one in Australia, and there are 3 or 4 here already.

 

[planedriver]

I think the label on the front maybe a warning not to charge it's lithium batteries inside a hangar overnite.

Looks cool though!

[red750]

The X on the nose is the logo of the manufacturer, Xpeng.

[kgwilson]

The battery technology is as sophisticated as EVs so the charging management system will ensure it all works no matter what people try to do. It is cheap scooter, bike & skateboard lithium batteries that do not have good management systems so some of these have exploded or caught fire while charging often with the wrong charger type. Just for the record there have been 6 EV fires in Australia since 2014. 1 was arson, 3 were in buildings that caught fire, 1 was from a collision & 1 was from debris being picked up from the road & damaging the battery of a Tesla. None have happened while charging. There are about 180,000 EVs on the road in Australia now.

 

If I had a spare 250k I'd buy an X2 just for the fun of it.

[facthunter]

 Spoils a lot of theories when you get FACTS into the equation. The maintenance is almost non existent also.  Nev

[spacesailor]

Used Tesla 3 2020 model, is down to $28,000 . With two year warranty. 

spacesailor

[BrendAn]

8 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

Used Tesla 3 2020 model, is down to $28,000 . With two year warranty. 

spacesailor

they were talking about the shocking{no pun intended} resale value of evs yesterday.   so bad that many car dealers will not trade them, i think a lot of the problem is the fear of the battery pack failing puts people off used vehicles.

[Marty_d]

I'm just waiting til the government fleet gets auctioned. In that case it'll be better if the dealers won't stock them as it'll keep the bidding down.

[BrendAn]

fixed the battery problem

 

 

 

[spacesailor]

What no dealer bidding  .

That will be the end of some ' auction houses ' . they relie on them to push up the bids over private citizens. 

spacesailor

[facthunter]

Probably FAR easier to assess the condition of an EV  and be able to warrantee it once you put your mind to it, than something conventional or a Hybrid. Nev

[spacesailor]

One bad " solder " joint .  ( spot weld )

It will take forever to fix it. I had an Akai vcr with crook solder joints . After the third atempt the warranty would not cover it again .

I had to fight tooth & nail to get a replacement, & only after agreeing for the dud to be returned to maker .

spacesailor

PS. : was given a dead Battery pack .opened it up & two weld tabs were not done .it should have been returned,  but too much hassle,  so I chopped it up to resize for my use .

 

Edited November 7, 2024 by spacesailor
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[T510]

My brother has a Tesla that he bought new.

 

He intends to drive it till it's dead, partly cause of resale values and partly to see how well it actually lasts

[red750]

There's an EV thread on the other forum.

[facthunter]

There's a lot of room between a flying car and my bum and it will probably stay that way.  Nev

[onetrack]

Not exactly a flying car - more like a flying ATV - but the production-ready Jetson One has been test flown successfully (including hands-off hovering) and full production is slated for 2026.

Before you all get excited, its maximum speed is 63mph (100kmh), and it's good for 20 mins of flying before the batteries run out of puff. Needless to say, nothing is mentioned about retail pricing, but I'll wager it'll be around $200K.

 

https://www.designboom.com/technology/jetson-one-first-production-ready-evtol-takes-flight-hovers-without-pilot-control-03-27-2025/

 

Edited 21 hours ago by onetrack
spellink....

[ClintonB]

With those specs a real rich boys toy then. Who is going to govern the license to operate one. It is not a traditional aircraft, nor helicopter. If you buy one and hop in it and fly with no ticket and don’t kill your self or someone else will you be breaking the law.

 

[onetrack]

You're not allowed to leave the ground in any aerial device without CASA's approval, so the Jetson machine will need to have a whole new bunch of regulations drawn up, to cover it - and it will need an AAC. Maybe the drone legislation and regulations will be expanded to cover it.

 

Edited 18 hours ago by onetrack

[T510]

11 hours ago, onetrack said:

You're not allowed to leave the ground in any aerial device without CASA's approval, so the Jetson machine will need to have a whole new bunch of regulations drawn up, to cover it - and it will need an AAC. Maybe the drone legislation and regulations will be expanded to cover it.

 

CASA can't update their drone regulations quickly enough to keep up with the advances in technology as it is, 

[kgwilson]

Brendan posted a video on this last September. This is one of many under development using drone technology so they are able to fly under full automation or with pilot input. Drones are already pretty big & a few weeks ago when floods threatened in the Northern rivers, NSW a drone was practicing the delivery of hay bales to stranded cattle. That one had a lift capacity of I think 45 kg.